Our company has established standard rules for ordering flowers and gifts for births and funerals etc. However, everyone in the department still wants to celebrate each event seperately, therefore we pass the collection envelope for each event. There must be a better way! I would be curious to receive feedback on how you approach office celebrations.
Thanks!
Teresa Cooke
cooket@nationwide.com
Submitted by: AEAP
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Our Company has a policy because not everyone celebrates birthdays (religous belief). There is a cake purchased each month for both of our shifts. This is a "birthday cake for anyone who has a bithday that month.
I found this works nicely and doesn't offend others who might not celebrate but would like cake. I've always been afraid with people coming and going that I would miss someone and have hurt feelings and this takes care of those situations. I have also invited people to share birthday cards amond themselves. This way the company isn't responsible for hurt feelings....we just provide cake each month. We also pull together at this time any other employee certificates or bonuses that someone may have earned so it is a real celebration.
Thank you for asking.
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Yvonne Stevens on
10/3/2008 2:04:19 PM
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We have a once a year collection of $30 for our 50 employees and we pull from that pool for our quarterly birthday party. If you don't contribute cash you can contribute food or deco or something for the party. 4 parties a year, everyone together, lots of fun and you don't feel like your getting nickled and dimed to death. Funerals - condolensce cards are sent from the office and usually the individual department will kick in for flowers...luckily not too many of those.
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Susan Donovan on
8/22/2008 10:43:03 AM
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At my company, we celebrate all birthdays for the month with a cake.
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Anonymous on
10/27/2007 5:25:33 AM
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Birthdays are celebrated individually. For funerals we send a department card unless it is an immediate family member which is spouse or child then we send a card and plant with the dept. banner.
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AEAP on
8/10/2007 2:34:07 PM
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When a birthday rolls around, we have a policy of no gifts, no flowers, no anything (unless you want to give a simple card). A month before, we send out an email of all birthdays that are coming up in the following month. The email lists a restaurant chosen by the birthday folks, and anyone who is available or wants to go meets at the restaurant on a specified date and time. Everyone buys their own lunch, but chips in $1 to cover lunch for those celebrating. As far as births or funerals, we stick by the policy of letting the company send a flower/plant. It is totally paid for by the company. I think the key is whatever method you develope, everyone has got to speak up and enforce it's existance.
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AEAP on
8/10/2007 2:32:37 PM
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